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What Can A Body Do? How We Meet the Built World
How We Meet the Built World
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Sara Hendren's "What Can A Body Do? How We Meet the Built World" examines the intersection of disability and design across various scales.
It explores how assistive technologies, furniture, architecture, and urban planning reflect and shape our understanding of disability.
The book challenges conventional notions of design and highlights the creative potential of addressing diverse needs.
Hendren uses numerous case studies to illustrate how design can both exclude and include, ultimately advocating for a more inclusive and equitable built environment.
The book's impact extends beyond design, prompting broader conversations about accessibility and social justice.
It explores how assistive technologies, furniture, architecture, and urban planning reflect and shape our understanding of disability.
The book challenges conventional notions of design and highlights the creative potential of addressing diverse needs.
Hendren uses numerous case studies to illustrate how design can both exclude and include, ultimately advocating for a more inclusive and equitable built environment.
The book's impact extends beyond design, prompting broader conversations about accessibility and social justice.
